Sharbat Gula, The Afghan Girl, has mesmerised the world, first with her stunning green eyes on National Geographic’s Cover and now with her continued life story. For the first time read her whole story covering the last thirty-three years. New photographs included. By Amanda Ricks and Surprising Lives
Sharbat Gula, The Afghan Girl: Where is she today? The full updated storyRead More
I love this post from Su Leslie of Zimmerbitch. My comment at the time was, “Wow, what a beautiful post, photographically, articulately and, oh yes, certainly metaphorically! ? I hope you enjoy this guest author post as much as I did. My little escape to the Waikato is over and I’m back at my desk. Although …
For seventeen years Photographer Steve McCurry was haunted by the young girl with the mesmerising green eyes that he photographed in Afganistan in 1984. As he says, not a week goes by when someone didn’t ask about “The Afghan Girl.” Sharbat Gula. Her name, in the Pashto language of the Pashtun people, means sweetwater flower girl. …
A photo essay showing great pictures and writing about the beautiful and Mystical Mayan ruins and pyramids in Copan, Honduras. By Amanda Ricks @surprisinglives.net
A photo essay featuring the beautiful Native market in Chichicastenango, Guatemala. Wonderful pictures are shown along with descriptions of the people and the area. By Amanda Ricks @surprisinglives.net
The Landscape of my Mind is an original quote on a beautiful ocean seashore photograph. By Amanda Ricks
“Life or Art” an Interpretive Creative Art Photograph by ©2015Amanda Ricks
A creative art photograph in an Andy Warhol type of image showing a woman throwing her arms up in celebration. Andy Warhol’s quote about the future is included. By Amanda Ricks
A creative art photograph that depicts a possible interpretation of “Future” perspectives. An original quote accompanies the photograph.Created and written by Amanda Ricks
A fun photography post relating to the WordPress Photo Challenge for “Vibrant.” A gallery of intensely vibrant photos of the same Poppy are shown all in different hues and tones of bright photo edited colours. By Amanda Ricks
WP Photo Challenge for the word “eye.” I submitted a photographic creation of a portrait of my daughter using overlays to create a very futuristic and dramatic picture. By Amanda Ricks
6 photographers take 6 completely different photos of the same man. a video shows the story why. By Amanda Ricks
